He has just celebrated his silver wedding anniversary with his wife, María, with whom he has five children. He was a teacher at Gaztelueta for 22 years, teaching mathematics. For the last eight years he has been teaching in the public school network, currently as a teacher of Industrial Automation in the CIFP Tartanga of Erandio. His motto for life: Always learning.
What time do you wake up every morning? 6:45 am to go to work.
What is your best moment of the day? The time to come home from work every day. Weekends are for relaxing and enjoying time with friends.
Your favourite film? Many of them. Periodically I like to see: The Godfather, Raging bull, Radio Stories, Common places...
Which historical figure would you go to dinner with? I would have liked to meet and hear my fellow Ordizian, Fray Andrés de Urdaneta, a distinguished cosmographer and navigator, tell of the adventures of his sailing voyages.
What would you eat at your last meal? I have largely lost my taste for big meals. I remember how much fun we had at the dinners we used to have at the celebrations in Gaztelueta. I think it's more important who you're dining with than what you're dining on.
A phrase that has left its mark on you? The fear of the Lord is wisdom, turning away from evil, understanding.(Job 28, 28).
What has been the best thing about your time at Gaztelueta? Without a doubt, meeting so many people: families, teachers, students, colleagues in general. A high level. For better or for worse, I am the way I am because of it and I am very grateful for it.
Which event do you remember most fondly? Earlier I recalled the hilarious dinners with colleagues and consorts. Music, jokes, news programmes... not forgetting the after-dinner get-togethers in the teacher's room of the Central Pavilion. It was a very simple moment, but it was full of magic and people of a spectacular level.
With whom would I watch a sunset under this mast? My colleagues in the teacher's room. I don't want to name names because there are so many, all of them very dear to me.
